KICK THE BUCKET Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

kick the bucket

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Definition of kick the bucket

as in die

to stop living He had things he wanted to accomplish before he kicked the bucket.

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Recent Examples of kick the bucket No one knows when a sedentary 75-year-old economist will kick the bucket or a derecho wind will blow the roof off a Roseville retirement condo, but there are actuarial records giving probabilities for either happening. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026 The show follows Chickie (Pompeo) and Doreen, two estranged half-sisters who are both struggling to get by when their wise guy dad unexpectedly kicks the bucket. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2026

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buy it

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Our record label re-released it in the winter after all this clamor to buy it.

— Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
The Buss family has owned the Lakers since Jerry Buss bought it in 1979.

— Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026

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kickup

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